Bay Point: CHP reports second Bay Area freeway shooting in 24 hours

BAY POINT -- The second Bay Area freeway shooting in two days landed two men in the hospital Friday and resulted in police briefly closing some lanes of Highway 4 during rush hour.

The California Highway Patrol received a call at 2:51 p.m. about a hit-and-run collision on westbound Highway 4 near the Willow Pass Road exit, according to a CHP news release.

The victim, who wasn't injured, reported that two drivers had a moving confrontation on the highway that resulted in gunfire. One of the vehicles swerved and hit the victim's car; the victim got off the highway and called the CHP.

Both suspect cars continued driving. The CHP later received word that two men had been admitted to Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez with gunshot wounds.

The driver who dropped them off left without providing identification.

Both individuals were transferred to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, one with moderate injuries and the other with major injuries.

Around 6 p.m., the CHP closed westbound Highway 4 for approximately 20 minutes while officers searched the area for evidence relating to the incident.

Anyone who has information about the suspects or their vehicles is asked to call the CHP at 707-551-4100.

On Thursday night, authorities closed westbound Interstate 580 between Highway 238 and the 164th Avenue exit after one driver fired on another in the adjoining lane; no one was injured in that incident. Alameda County Sheriff's deputies later tracked down and arrested four suspects in the shooting.